Dec. 18, 2014

Nov. 28, 2014

United States District Court Judge Cindy Jorgenson denies request by Arizona Democratic Rep Ron Barber to have 133 disqualified ballots counted in tight election between him and Republican opponent Martha McSally; McSally claims victory with margin of 161 votes. MORE

Feb. 26, 2014

Arizona Republican Martha McSally is highlighting her career as an Air Force fighter pilot in her challenge for state's congressional seat held by Democratic Rep Ron Barber. MORE

Nov. 18, 2012

Democrat Ron Barber, former chief of staff to former Rep Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, wins race for Arizona’s Second Congressional District in razor-thin victory over Republican challenger Martha McSally; he won special election to fill Giffords's seat in June. MORE

Jun. 15, 2012

Jesse Kelly, Tea Party Republican who sought former Rep Gabrielle Giffords's seat in Congress, drops out of Arizona's fall Congressional race; decision comes two days after Kelly's defeat by Democrat Ron Barber in a special election to serve out the remainder of her term. MORE

Jun. 14, 2012

Ron Barber defeats Republican rival Jesse Kelly in the closely contested race to finish Gabrielle Giffords's third term in Congress; Barber, a survivor of the shooting rampage that ended Giffords's career, takes 52 percent of the vote. MORE

Jun. 13, 2012

Ron Barber, whom former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords picked as her successor, defeats his Republican rival Jesse Kelly in a closely followed special election; the election is seen by many political strategists as testing ground for the power of national issues in deciding competitive races. MORE

Jun. 11, 2012

Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly make their final appeals to voters in a tight race to fill the Arizona Congressional seat vacated by Gabrielle Giffords; Barber holds a rally that is attended by Giffords, who has endorsed him as her successor. MORE

Mar. 20, 2012

Ron Barber, a top aide to former Rep Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona who was injured in the same shooting that nearly killed her in 2011, announces that he will run in fall 2012 in the newly created Southern Arizona Congressional district. MORE

Mar. 10, 2012

Ron Barber, aide to former Rep Gabrielle Giffords, who has said he will run in the special election for the southern Arizona district to replace Giffords, is a reluctant candidate, running only because Giffords asked him to take her place; Barber has spent much of the last year recovering from injuries sustained during the Tucson shooting in January 2011. MORE

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January 3, 2015, Saturday

President Obama’s surprise announcement on Wednesday that he is restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba touched off a political storm, and the repercussions will undoubtedly be felt through 2016 and beyond.

November 28, 2014, Friday

Representative Ron Barber filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to stop certification of results in the Second Congressional District after the initial count found him trailing his Republican opponent, Martha McSally, by 161 votes.